page_title: Japanese Fifth Area Army
hierarchical_section_title: Japanese Fifth Area Army
caption_attribution_description: English: Border Security of the 50th parallel of north latitude in Karafuto 日本語: 北緯50度線の国境警備
context_page_description: The Japanese Fifth Area Army was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the closing stages of World War II. It saw combat against the Soviet Union in Japan’s northern territories.
context_section_description: The Japanese Fifth Area Army (第5方面軍 Dai-go hōmen gun) was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the closing stages of World War II. It saw combat against the Soviet Union in Japan’s northern territories.
caption: Border between Japanese Karafuto and Soviet Sakhalin
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